Devastation has hit Mexico City as a massive earthquake collapsed buildings and killed dozens

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A statement from the US’ Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said: “An Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 occurred in New Guinea, Papua New Guinea at 1745 UTC on Sunday February 25, 2018.

“Based on all available data, there is no Tsunami threat from this earthquake."

Last week, Daily Star Online revealed the rattling Ring of Fire could be about to “snap” and trigger devastating earthquakes in California and Japan.

A fresh warning added further fuel to fears a monster quake could soon strike the US and Asia following a flurry of tremors.

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Messina, Italy, 1908, 7.1 on the Richter scale. Between 75,000 and 200,000 lives were lost

David Galloway, a seismologist at the British Geological Survey, fears the so-called Ring of Fire is about to “snap”.

He said: "We expect a big one to happen in Japan and another one in California. Stress has been building up over the years.

Earlier this month a 6.4 quake struck Taiwan's east coast, killing 17 people and injuring at least 180.

"It's like pulling an elastic band. If you keep pulling it, it will snap."